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revelation
rev·e·la·tion R0203500 (rĕv′ə-lā′shən)n.1. a. The act of revealing or disclosing.b. Something revealed, especially a dramatic disclosure of something not previously known or realized.c. A sudden insight or idea: "I'd had the idea to dig up Dad's coffin ... I was lying in bed and I had the revelation, like a simple solution to an impossible problem" (Jonathan Safran Foer).2. Theology A manifestation of divine will or truth.3. Revelation See Table at Bible.
[Middle English revelacion, from Old French revelation, from Latin revēlātiō, revēlātiōn-, from revēlātus, past participle of revēlāre, to reveal; see reveal1.]revelation (ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən) n1. the act or process of disclosing something previously secret or obscure, esp something true2. a fact disclosed or revealed, esp in a dramatic or surprising way3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity a. God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediariesb. something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible4. (Bible) Christianity a. God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediariesb. something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible[C14: from Church Latin revēlātiō from Latin revēlāre to reveal] ˌreveˈlational adj
Revelation (ˌrɛvəˈleɪʃən) n (Bible) (popularly, often plural) Also called: the Apocalypse or the Revelation of Saint John the Divine the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the worldrev•e•la•tion (ˌrɛv əˈleɪ ʃən)
n. 1. the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. 2. something revealed or disclosed, esp. a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. 3. Theol. a. God's disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures. b. an instance of such communication or disclosure. c. something thus communicated or disclosed. d. something that contains such disclosure, as the Bible. 4. (cap.) Usu., Revelations. Also called The Revelation of St. John the Divine. the last book in the New Testament; the Apocalypse. [1275–1325; Middle English revelacion (< Old French) < Late Latin revēlātiō= Latin revēlā(re) to reveal1 + -tiō -tion] rev`e•la′tion•al, adj. rev′e•la`tor, n. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  revelation - the speech act of making something evidentdisclosure, revealingtattle, singing, telling - disclosing information or giving evidence about anotherspeech act - the use of language to perform some actdisplay - behavior that makes your feelings public; "a display of emotion"divulgement, divulgence - the act of disclosing something that was secret or privatediscovery - something that is discovereddiscovery - (law) compulsory pretrial disclosure of documents relevant to a case; enables one side in a litigation to elicit information from the other side concerning the facts in the casegiveaway - an unintentional disclosureinforming, ratting - to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)news leak, leak - unauthorized (especially deliberate) disclosure of confidential informationexposure - the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans" | | 2. | revelation - an enlightening or astonishing disclosurebrainstorm, brainwave, insight - the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation | | 3. | revelation - communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agencydivine revelationmaking known, informing - a speech act that conveys information | | 4. |  Revelation - the last book of the New Testament; contains visionary descriptions of heaven and of conflicts between good and evil and of the end of the world; attributed to Saint John the ApostleBook of Revelation, Revelation of Saint John the Divine, ApocalypseFour Horsemen - (New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horseNew Testament - the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible |
revelationnoun1. disclosure, discovery, news, broadcast, exposé, announcement, publication, exposure, leak, uncovering, confession, divulgence revelations about his private life2. exhibition, telling, communication, broadcasting, discovery, publication, exposure, leaking, unveiling, uncovering, manifestation, unearthing, giveaway, proclamation, exposition the revelation of his private life3. sign, warning, omen, portent, presage, forewarning, writing on the wall The whole system was based on a divine revelation.revelationnounSomething disclosed, especially something not previously known or realized:apocalypse, disclosure, exposé, exposure.Informal: eye opener.Translationsrevelation (revəˈleiʃən) noun1. the act of revealing secrets, information etc. the revelation of the true facts. 揭露 揭露2. something made known. amazing revelations. 被揭露的事 被揭露发出的事
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come as a revelationTo be different than one anticipated, often in a good way. Dana's performance in the play came as a revelation—I had no idea she was such a talented actress.See also: come, revelationbe a revelationTo be different than one anticipated, often in a good way. Dana's performance in the play was a revelation—I had no idea she was such a talented actress.See also: revelationcome as/be a reveˈlation (to somebody) be a completely new or surprising experience; be different from what was expected: His performance in the race today was a revelation to everyone. ♢ My trip to Texas was a revelation.See also: come, revelationRevelation
Revelation or Apocalypse (əpŏk`əlĭps), the last book of the New Testament. It was written c.A.D. 95 on Patmos Island off the coast of Asia Minor by an exile named John, in the wake of local persecution by the Emperor Domitian (A.D. 81–96). Tradition has identified John with the disciple St. JohnJohn, Saint,
one of the Twelve Apostles, traditional author of the fourth Gospel, three letters, and the Book of Revelation (see John, Gospel according to Saint; John, letters; Revelation); it is highly unlikely, however, that all five works were written by the same author.
..... Click the link for more information. , but many scholars deny such authorship. They also disagree as to whether this book has common authorship with the Gospel or with First, Second, and Third John. The book is an apocalypse, comprising visions of victory over evil and persecution and of the triumph of God and the martyrs. Its structure is deliberate, depending heavily on patterns of sevens. It consists of letters counseling and warning seven churches in Asia Minor; the opening of the seven seals on the scroll in the hand of God, four revealing the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse; the blowing of seven trumpets by angels before God's throne; the seven visions, including a seven-headed dragon (Satan) and the rising from the sea of the Beast, related to the Emperor Nero (persecutor of Christians in Rome after the great fire of A.D. 64), whose name is numerically equivalent to 666; the seven plagues; the seven-headed harlot named Babylon, representing the Roman Empire; and visions of heaven, the defeat of Satan, the judgment, the millennial reign of Christ, and the New Jerusalem. Constant allusion occurs to earlier scriptural prophecies, such as EzekielEzekiel
, prophetic book of the Bible. The book is a collection of oracles emanating from the career of the priest Ezekiel, who preached to Jews of the Babylonian captivity from 593 B.C. to 563 B.C. (according to the chronology given in the book itself in chapters 1 and 2).
..... Click the link for more information. , DanielDaniel,
book of the Bible. It combines "court" tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. B.C., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency (167–164 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. , and IsaiahIsaiah
, prophetic book of the Bible. It is a collection of prophecies from a 300-year period attributed to Isaiah, who may have been a priest. Some scholars argue that a long-lived "school" of Isaiah preserved his oracles and supplemented them in succeeding centuries.
..... Click the link for more information. . One immediate goal of Revelation was to encourage persecuted Christians; absolute assurance of interpretation stops there. Every period of Christian history has produced variant explanations of the book's mysteries. See apocalypseapocalypse
[Gr.,=uncovering], genre represented in early Jewish and in Christian literature in which the secrets of the heavenly world or of the world to come are revealed by angelic mediation within a narrative framework.
..... Click the link for more information. . Bibliography See studies by G. E. Ladd (1972), D. H. Lawrence (1972), G. B. Caird (1980), L. Morris (1987), A. Y. Collins (1988), J. P. M. Sweet (1990), R. Wall (1991), J. Kirsch (2006), and E. Pagels (2012). Revelationfinal book of the New Testament discussing the coming of the world’s end. [N.T.: Revelation]See: Apocalypserevelation Christianitya. God's disclosure of his own nature and his purpose for mankind, esp through the words of human intermediaries b. something in which such a divine disclosure is contained, such as the Bible
Revelation the last book of the New Testament, containing visionary descriptions of heaven, of conflicts between good and evil, and of the end of the world. Also called: the Apocalypse, the Revelation of Saint John the Divine revelation
Related to revelation: Book of RevelationSynonyms for revelationnoun disclosureSynonyms- disclosure
- discovery
- news
- broadcast
- exposé
- announcement
- publication
- exposure
- leak
- uncovering
- confession
- divulgence
noun exhibitionSynonyms- exhibition
- telling
- communication
- broadcasting
- discovery
- publication
- exposure
- leaking
- unveiling
- uncovering
- manifestation
- unearthing
- giveaway
- proclamation
- exposition
noun signSynonyms- sign
- warning
- omen
- portent
- presage
- forewarning
- writing on the wall
Synonyms for revelationnoun something disclosed, especially something not previously known or realizedSynonyms- apocalypse
- disclosure
- exposé
- exposure
- eye opener
Synonyms for revelationnoun the speech act of making something evidentSynonymsRelated Words- tattle
- singing
- telling
- speech act
- display
- divulgement
- divulgence
- discovery
- giveaway
- informing
- ratting
- news leak
- leak
- exposure
noun an enlightening or astonishing disclosureRelated Words- brainstorm
- brainwave
- insight
noun communication of knowledge to man by a divine or supernatural agencySynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the last book of the New TestamentSynonyms- Book of Revelation
- Revelation of Saint John the Divine
- Apocalypse
Related Words- Four Horsemen
- New Testament
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